Gene Symbol |
SCGB2A1
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Entrez Gene |
4246
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Alt Symbol |
LPHC, LPNC, MGB2, UGB3
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
secretoglobin, family 2A, member 1
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Other Description |
lacryglobin|lipophilin C|lipophilin-C|mammaglobin 2|mammaglobin B|mammaglobin-2|mammaglobin-B
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Swissprots |
O75556
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Accessions |
CAY39335 EAW74008 O75556 AF071219 AAC79996 AJ224173 CAA11865 BC062218 AAH62218 NM_002407 NP_002398
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Function |
May bind androgens and other steroids, may also bind estramustine, a chemotherapeutic agent used for prostate cancer. May be under transcriptional regulation of steroid hormones.
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Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in thymus, trachea, kidney, steroid responsive tissues (prostate, testis, uterus, breast and ovary) and salivary gland.
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